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18 entries from October 2011

October 28, 2011

Welcome to this week in running. First and foremost GOOD LUCK CHRIS in DC! Marine Corps Marathon is one of the best and Sunday’s weather looks perfect – high of 50 and sunny. Have a great time in with your family after the race.

Also kudos to Cynthia for actually RUNNING the magic mile – you get a gold start and a slap on the back.

As many of you know Sandi is busy planning her first race on 11-11-11. She will be tied up for the next 2-3 weeks getting that in order. This leaves me IN CHARGE. Top that off with the fat that I’m in charge of the whole program tomorrow and I am swimming in a gigantic power trip. I’m sure you can all take care of that tomorrow.

So reply and let me know you plans – I’m arriving at 5:50AM to send off the group and to do 10. We are back at the Temple Terrace Elementary School tomorrow.

Our Marine Corps Marathoners are off to Washington, DC and I am sure will have lovely weather for that race!!! Good luck Mary, Charlene and Iris as you tackle that hill…..AGAIN!!!! Shonna have fun with the kids and the 5K race!!!

I need to find out….Shonna will you be back on Nov. 5th? It is 17 miles for Disney and I think you are my only Disney person in the 2:1 group. I will be out of town for a Yoga Conference and I need to know if you will be out. If not, then we can just do the longer miles the following weekend when both Beth and I will be here. Please let me know. Susanne has graciously offered to come later on the 5th, so that Beth could come early. We just need to know for planning purposes.

Now, this week. The schedule says we should be doing 13 for the Women’s half, since our race is just 3 weeks away!!!! Can’t believe it. We did about 8.5 last weekend, so I would think we could run around Fowler Ave, and then do 1 more mile and we would be fine.

The time has come, here we are again, sending our runners off on their latest adventure. This weekend, its the Marine Corps Marathon, and we have quite a nice representation of Tampa Galloway heading to Washington. Since my very first MCM in 2001, this has been my favorite marathon, and it has never disappointed. This 36th running of MCM is also the 10th anniversary of the events of 9/11/2001. To me, every visit to our nation's capital, and every running of the Marine Corps Marathon, is a reaffirmation of life and of our incredible freedom to travel when and where we wish. To join with thousands of other people, some of whom we know, most we do not, in the common cause of running 26.2 miles - a feat not everyone can do. I loved the quote in Richard's email: Some day I will not be able to run, today is not that day. And that day will not be Sunday, October 30th, for on that day, we will be greeting our fellow runners at the start line to begin our 26.2 mile journey. OORAH! As well, the Atlanta Marathon winding its way through its well known streets on Sunday, 10/30. Have a terrific run! May the wind be always at your back!

In TT, you all are charged with holding down the fort for those still in training. The schedule for this weekend looks like this:

Marine Corp 10/30/11 Race Weekend! Oorah!

Atlanta Marathon 10/30/11May the wind be at your back!

Savannah Half 11/5/11 (7 miles)

Savannah Full 11/5/11 (7-8 mile taper)

New York 11/6/11 ( 7-8 mile taper)

San Antonio 11/13/11 (8 mile taper)

Women’s Half 11/20/11 (15 miles)

Space Coast Half 11/27/11 ( 14 miles)

Space Coast 11/27/11 (7 miles + MM)

Seattle 11/27/11 (7 miles + MM)

St. Jude 12/3/11 (6 miles)

Disney Half 1/7/12 ( 10 miles)

Goofy 1/7&8/12 (0 miles/10-14 miles)

Disney Marathon 1/08/12 (6 miles + MM)

Houston 1/15/12 (8-10 base miles + MM)

End Breast Cancer 2/12/12 (4 miles + MM)

St. Pete Half 2/12/12 (7-8 miles)

Princess Half 2/26/12 (7-8 miles)

Gasparilla Half 3/4/2012 (8 miles)

LA Marathon 3/18/2012 (8-9 miles)

Tobacco Road 03/18/12 (8-9 miles)

Neither Linda nor I will be in TT this weekend. Linda is winging off to Syracuse, NY for the weekend, and I will be in D.C. We are leaving you in the capable hands of Jeff O. The time will be 5:50 a.m. and the place will be our favorite parking lot. Because there are so many different run schedules in place, and many of our running buddies will be elsewhere, please be sure to check with your group leaders before heading out to TT. Check www.tampa262.com for the latest and greatest. And if you are on an altered schedule, meeting at a different time than the group, verify with your running friend that you will not be running alone in TT. Thank you HYDRATION TEAM extraordinaire for your tremendous support - we couldn't do it without you.

Join us November 4th in Ybor City for Richard's Run for Life, 7 p.m. 5k Run and great food and great company. You can register on active.com.

Have fun when you run! And we will be looking forward to viewing the bling and hearing the great stories on November 5th.

Well it is that time for several of our group to go on the long road and do their thing! Iris, Mary and Charlene are heading off to the race they were NEVER going to run again, the Marine Corp Marathon. (now you know why I call them the MCM Maniacs!) Therese, Jan and I are heading over to Fort DeSoto on Sunday for a little ol' run on the beach, the Halloween Halfathon. So there are some holes on Saturday. Please reply to all so that everyone knows who is going to be there Saturday. Don't let me stop you from keeping up with your training! We still have several people that know the area and can make sure no one gets lost! As far as I know, starting time is 5:50. If you are running Women's Half, you should be doing 15 miles. But if you want to wait until I am back , I have 17-20 to get in next week, so maybe we can pound the pavement together then. Check Iris' email for your miles. If you don't have a race, remember base is 8-10 miles.

October 20, 2011

OH WOW, we might just be running this Saturday in near perfect conditions! No rain, little humidity and not as many miles! Well except for the Women's Halfers. If you are doing this race, you should be doing 12 miles. I can either go with the 12 miles or go with the marathon and go 5-6 miles. Remember everyone, we are meeting at the Rec center and doing a magic mile. For some, this will show your progress as you turn around on the track. For others, you might be thinking what the heck is the magic mile?!!

Magic miles are a tool to help you get an idea of how long you will be running your race. We will be heading to Greco Middle School's track for this. All you do is run your pace four times around (one mile) and the lovely Linda does the math and gives a prediction of you time. Well, there is some math involved, but we don't have to know about that.

So let me know what your intentions are this week so we can buddy up and hit the pavement. Oh and a great big HUGE "Atta Girl" for Sunitha who did all of her 23 miles last week by herself!! Yay, way to go and not give up!! See ya Saturday.

Glorious!!! That is what the weather was this morning when I ran. The fall in the air was spectacular. I wore tights and a long sleeve running shirt and felt great. The weather should be nice this weekend also.

I know we stated last week that we would vote on whether we do the Magic Mile this week or not. We need to do about 8-10 to stay on track (Women’s half is 12 this weekend), but since the majority of the Women’s half people are also doing Disney and last week you did 15, I believe we should be fine doing base miles.

But, let’s meet at the Rec Center at 5:50am and vote there. I am a bit late getting this out, so it would be best if we just meet at the rec center and decide there what we want to do. I am fine either way and can figure out an 8-10 mile loop pretty easily.

See you all on Saturday. Beth may be at a Workshop so may/may not be here on Sat.

The way I see the schedule, we are all on tapering or base miles. However someone somewhere may have altered the schedule so let me know.

We are running magical this week. So show up at the Rec Center this weekend, 6610 Whiteway Drive, warm up for a mile or two and run a magic mile. We’ll do a warm up mile or two, run the magic mile, then run a 7 mile loop.

Reply if you have longer miles I’m not aware of. Otherwise – see you Saturday - jlo

Are you ready for 54 degrees on Saturday? It is a perfect weekend for the magic mile. Yes, we will meet at the Rec Center this weekend, 6610 Whiteway Drive, warm up for a mile or two and run a magic mile. This will consist of running 4 times around the track at a little faster pace. Be sure to bring your sports watch or stop watch if you have one. Just start your watch when you start and let Iris know what your time is after four times around. Linda will be running longer mileage this weekend, so Iris will be writing down your times then Linda will do the calculations and send them to you next week. Hopefully, your time will be a little faster than the last magic mile. Just remember, never extend your stride. You can increase the turnover of your legs, but you never want your leg extension to go beyond your knee. Your foot should come down perpendicular with your knee. That is the perfect stride. Otherwise, chin splints may be a part of your future afflictions. When you are running the magic mile, your mantra should be, short stride and fast turnover.

When I lived in Atlanta, once in a while I ran with a girl who had a loud and heavy foot gait when she ran. What I didn’t know then, but do know now, is that your should always concentrate on a light step instead of a heavy drop of your foot when you run. You really should not be making much noise at all when your foot hits the pavement. Focusing on this will help to protect your joints and prevent injuries. Good running form really does make a difference.

The training schedule for this weekend is as follows:

Marine Corp 10/30/11 (7-8 mile taper)

Atlanta Marathon 10/30/11(7-8 mile taper)

Savannah Half 11/5/11 (14 miles)

Savannah Full 11/5/11 (7-8 mile taper)

New York 11/6/11 ( 7-8 mile taper)

San Antonio 11/13/11 (23-26 miles)

Women’s Half 11/20/11 (12.5 miles)

Space Coast Half 11/27/11 ( 4 miles + MM)

Space Coast 11/27/11 (6 miles)

Seattle 11/27/11 (6 miles)

St. Jude 12/3/11 (20-23 miles)

Disney Half 1/7/12 ( 5 miles)

Goofy 1/7&8/12 (5 easy+ 10 miles)

Disney Marathon 1/08/12 (5 miles)

Houston 1/15/12 (15-17 miles)

End Breast Cancer 2/12/12 (11-13 miles)

St. Pete Half 2/12/12 (3-4 miles)

Princess Half 2/26/12 (8 miles)

Tobacco Road 03/18/12 (7 miles)

Wow! I hope I didn’t forget any.

Congratulations go out to Iris who became a grandmother again this week. On Monday, her 2nd grandson was born and baby and parents are doing fine. Grandparents are ecstatic.

Please let your group leaders know what time you will be coming out and who you will be running with, if you are earlier than 5:50 am. We may need to find those long-sleeve shirts.